500 - Beige While the 302 series telephone

While the 302 series telephone is predominately found in black

the first versions had a die-cast zinc housing

The Model 302 was manufactured until 1954 and during it's lifetime it was the workhorse of the phone system

This original metal subset would have been connected to phones such as the Model 151 Candlestick

500 - Beige While the 302 series telephoneHistory The classic 500. The Model 500 came about as a replacement for the model 302 and quickly became the new workhorse of Northern and Western Electric line of telephones. The 500 was manufactured in many colours over the years but originally in black, brown, white, beige, blue, green, pink, and yellow. The Restoration Process Dial The dial has been fully disassembled, cleaned, lubed and timed to ensure years of trouble free service. We have also